24 February 2004 Tuesday 03 Muharram 1425 KARACHI: CM asks police to improve image KARACHI, Feb 23: Chief Minister Ali Muhammad Mahar has urged police personnel to work hard for improving the image of the department. "Although the most effective tool against crime and anti-social elements ... KARACHI: Unregistered institutes warned of closure KARACHI, Feb 23: Sindh Education department's Task Force on Higher Education has served final notices to 42 private higher educational institutions, asking their respective administrations to get these registered up to March 20 ... KARACHI: Slackness mars urgent plan to recruit lecturers KARACHI, Feb 23: Despite a lapse of about eight months, the Sindh Education department has failed to complete the process of appointing 752 ad-hoc lecturers for various colleges in the province. ... KARACHI: Increase in land charges withdrawn KARACHI, Feb 23: A sharp increase in the charges for different services on the land allocated to the Karachi Cooperative Housing Societies Union (KCHSU) and additional charges by the federal government have been withdrawn with immediate effect ... KARACHI: Shipyard workers seek due rights KARACHI, Feb 23: The National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) has demanded that if 17 sacked officials of the Karachi Shipyard Labour Union (CBA) were not reinstated and victimization of other workers was not stopped ... KARACHI: Long row between FCS, KFHA nearing end KARACHI, Feb 23: The lingering dispute of port property's rent, which had become bone of contention between the two key organizations at Karachi Fish Harbour has amicably resolved, it is learnt. ... KARACHI: Resolution against schools' privatization criticized KARACHI, Feb 23: The provincial government has taken serious notice of a resolution passed by the City Council against the adopt-a-school programme and privatization. It termed the council's move 'interference in the affairs/policy of the provincial government.' ... KARACHI: Lawyer dies in courtroom KARACHI, Feb 23: A lawyer died in a courtroom of the Sindh High Court on Monday. City district government deputy law officer Shaikh Javed was waiting for a case to be called in the front row of Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany's court when he collapsed into the arms of a lawyer sitting next to him at about 9.30am. ... KARACHI: Devolution termed best system for public KARACHI, Feb 23: Describing the new local government's devolution plan as the best system for resolving people's problems, city's Naib Nazim Tariq Hasan has said that the new system has started delivering goods in the form of various developments projects. ... KARACHI: Recovery of girls' bodies stirs protest against police KARACHI, Feb 23: Recovery of the decomposed bodies of two girls triggered violence in Murad Memon Goth on Monday evening where people took to the streets, lit bonfires and staged a sit-in around the area police station. ... KARACHI: Policeman dies in shootout KARACHI, Feb 23: A police official died in an encounter with armed men in Shah Faisal Colony late Sunday night. Shah Faisal Town Police Officer Asif Ajaz told Dawn ... KARACHI: Professor in suicide bid brain dead KARACHI, Feb 23: Prof Maula Bukhsh Jamali, who shot himself in the mouth on Sunday, was declared brain dead on Monday, said the medical superintendent of the Civil Hospital Karachi. ... KARACHI: Doctors must develop interaction skills - VC - Dow workshop KARACHI, Feb 23: The vice-chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences, Prof Dr Masood Hameed Khan, on Monday urged doctors to learn communication skills for their own benefit as well as for the welfare of their patients. ... KARACHI: Quake victims in Northern Areas get relief goods KARACHI, Feb 23: The relief goods sent by an international NGO, Church World Service, were distributed on Monday among victims of the recent earthquake in Northern Areas. ... KARACHI: Parents urged to watch children's progress KARACHI, Feb 23: The Defence Housing Authority institutions are imparting education in an atmosphere which is conducive for overall development of students' personalities, to make them confident and enlightened individuals. ... KARACHI: Roads survey delay causes huge loss to govt KARACHI, Feb 23: Work for survey of roads to be commercialized under the new commercialization policy could not take off due to lack of required equipment in the city government's relevant department. ... KARACHI: Man given death for kidnapping KARACHI, Feb 23: An anti-terrorism court on Monday sentenced Mubeen Ahmed Khan to death for kidnapping a man for ransom. Judge Arshad Noor Khan of the ATC-III also ordered confiscation of the convict's property worth Rs200,000. ... ATTOCK: UC Nazims criticize NCHD working ATTOCK, Feb 23: Union council members continued their criticism of National Commission for Human Development's performance at the district council session held on Monday. ... ISLAMABAD: Shrine uplift project sent for approval ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sent for government approval two PC-1 of Rs90 million and Rs50 million for the renovation and development of Bari Imam Shrine. ... KARACHI: Girls' education stressed KARACHI, Feb 23: Sindh Women Development Minister Dr Saeeda Malik has said education of women and girls was a prerequisite for national development. ... ISLAMABAD: Rawal Dam pollution level to be monitored ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pepa) will continuously monitor the population level of Rawal Lake, an official source told Dawn. ... ISLAMABAD: Two killed, 3 newsmen injured on road ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Two persons were killed and three journalists were critically injured in two seperate road accidents on Monday evening, police said. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Wrong paper given in middle exams SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 23: Due to the negligence of controller of examinations, the question papers of general science subject was distributed in place of mathematics in the middle standard examinations on Monday. ... LAHORE: 51 freed from illegal custody LAHORE, Feb 23: As many as 51 people, including women and children, were on Monday produced in the Lahore High Court following their recovery by a court bailiff in a surprise raid conducted on a brick kiln in the outskirts of Gujrat. ... KHAIRPUR: Ulema's movement restricted KHAIRPUR, Feb 23: The provincial home department has restricted the movement of some Ulemas and Maulanas of the Shia and Sunni sects for 90 days with immediate effect. ... PESHAWAR: Districts spent only 4.6pc of ADP funds PESHAWAR, Feb 23: The NWFP district governments failed to improve the speed of development schemes' execution even during the second quarter of the current financial year, according to official sources. ... LAHORE: Step-brother of tourism minister arrested LAHORE, Feb 23: Police claimed on Monday to have arrested a step-brother of Punjab Tourism Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal along with seven other accused on gambling charges in Samanabad. ... LAHORE: Pandemonium at Data Town meeting LAHORE, Feb 23: Pandemonium broke out in the monthly meeting of Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Council on Monday because of repeated interference in the proceedings by a handful of opposition councillors. ... LAHORE: No relief to Taj Company victims LAHORE, Feb 23: The provincial cooperatives minister told the Punjab Assembly on Monday that thousands of affectees of cooperative societies had been provided relief by making payments to them while Taj Company victims could not be provided relief ... HYDERABAD: MMA seeks harmony during Muharram HYDERABAD, Feb 23: The leaders of Hyderabad and Kotri Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Monday visited Imambargahs in Kotri, Site area and Bhitai Colony and spoke at a public gathering at the Abul Fazal Al-Abbas mosque. ... PESHAWAR: Land dispute hinders work on project PESHAWAR, Feb 23: The City Development and Municipal Department (CDMD) and Railways authorities have locked horns over the Suri Pul intersection project after work on the project was stopped, officials said. ... PESHAWAR: Detained activist of SSP sent to Punjab PESHAWAR, Feb 23: An activist of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, Nadir Khan advocate, has been shifted to an unidentified location in Punjab after his arrest on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: Hunting permits for Markhor auctioned PESHAWAR, Feb 23: The NWFP Wildlife Department has auctioned four permits for hunting of Markhor, a wild goat with long horns found in mountains, under the trophy hunting programme at the rate of $33,000 per animal. ... PESHAWAR: Education top priority in NWFP - Minister PESHAWAR, Feb 23: NWFP Minister for Information Technology and Science and Technology Hussain Ahmad Kanju has said the provincial government has accorded top priority to education and a huge amount has been earmarked for the development of education sector. ... PESHAWAR: PMA's review petition accepted PESHAWAR, Feb 23: Additional District and Sessions Judge Sardar Mohammad Irshad accepted on Monday a review petition of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) president-elect Dr Umer Ayub challenging a judgment of a civil court. ... HYDERABAD: Police urged to respect human rights HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Fundamental rights of the people should be protected and scientific methods be used in evidence collection to keep police officials away from employing torture tactics in investigation of cases. ... HYDERABAD: University students hold demonstration HYDERABAD, Feb 23: A group of LUMHS students held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Monday against the alleged attempt to criminally assault a girl student of the university. ... HYDERABAD: Minister conducts inquiry - LUMHS incident HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Sindh Auqaf and Ushr and Religious and Minority Affairs Minister Dr Irfan Gul Magsi on Monday conducted an inquiry into an incident which took place in the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences. ... HYDERABAD: Hunger strike in Hyderabad - Disputed water projects HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Awami Tehrik activists observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Monday to protest against Kalabagh dam and Thal canal projects and alleged torture of two Sindhi Shagird Tehrik activists in the Nara jail. ... HYDERABAD: HDA seeks regular water supply to canal HYDERABAD, Feb 23: The Hyderabad Development Authority has urged the authorities of irrigation department not to close the Akram Wah for more than 10 days to ensure smooth supply of drinking water to the people of Paretabad, Hala Naka ... HYDERABAD: Teachers' body plans protest movement HYDERABAD, Feb 23: The Mehran Elementary and Secondary Teachers Association has decided to launch a protest movement across Sindh if its 17-point charter of demands was not accepted by the government. ... RAWALPINDI: Troops being deployed for Muharram RAWALPINDI, Feb 23: Troops have been called in to maintain peace during Muharram. Six army units have been deployed and their control room set up in the office of Civil Defence. ... LANDI KOTAL: Khasadars given arms training LANDI KOTAL, Feb 23: The first batch of 70 Khasadars undergoing three-month training were taught how to use weapons and shoot at target, on the completion of their training period in the Shah Kas area of Jamrud tehsil here on Monday. ... MANSEHRA: Govt accused of favouring illegal timber traders MANSEHRA, Feb 23: The provincial government's decision to allow the transit of millions of cubic feet of timber, cut illegally from forests in Kohistan district ... MANSEHRA: Entry of 28 ulema banned in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Feb 23: The district government has banned the entry of 28 religious leaders of various schools of thought in Mansehra district. ... QUETTA: Pashto, Balochi teaching demanded QUETTA, Feb 23: Nationalist political parties and students organizations have held meetings and seminars separately on the eve of International Language Day ... LARKANA: Chandka hospital hit by shortage of medicines LARKANA, Feb 23: The Chandka Medical College Hospital is running short of medicines as the Sindh health department has so far provided hardly 20 per cent of the sanctioned medicines to it. ... MIRPURKHAS: Power breakdowns hit trade, water supply MIRPURKHAS, Feb 23: Frequent power breakdowns in Hirabad and Satellite town have affected business activities and caused disruption to water supply to the city. ... THATTA: Strike in Thatta THATTA, Feb 23: A strike was observed here on Sunday as a mark of protest against the killing of a youth, Mansoor Khushik. Shops and business centres remained closed. Several people attended the funeral. ... BAHAWALPUR: Call to shift Sadiqgarh's books to IUB BAHAWALPUR, Feb 23: The eldest grandson of late Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi (the fifth), Dr Rahim Yar Abbasi, deputy registrar (public relations) at the Islamia University ... GUJRAT: Muharram schedule sparks conflict GUJRAT, Feb 23: The district management of Mandi Bahauddin is holding talks with the leaders of two religious sects over a dispute of taking out a procession during Muharram in Phalia. ... SIALKOT: Rs6 million robbery in Sialkot bank SIALKOT, Feb 23: Four gunmen took away Rs6 million in cash from United Bank's Gandum Market branch here on Monday noon. Bank staff said the robbers came there by motorcycles ... MULTAN: ACE seeks permission to arrest engineer MULTAN, Feb 23: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) of Multan has sought permission of the Punjab government for the arrest of an executive engineer (XEN), involved in over Rs4 million corruption. ... MULTAN: Fraud cases against revenue officials MULTAN, Feb 23: Several revenue officials and other people have been booked by the Multan Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) for illegally transferring land. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Toba DCO 'victim of power tussle' TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 23: Political differences between Punjab Forest Minister Dr Ashfaqur Rehman and District Nazim Chaudry Muhammad Ashfaq have resulted in the transfer of DCO Karim Bakhsh Abid. ... GUJRANWALA: New jails approved for four districts GUJRANWALA, Feb 23: The Punjab government has approved plan to construct new jails in Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Narowal and Mandi Bahauddin, and released funds for the project. ...

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